Past In Review

By JACK R. WEBER Jr.

Monday

Aug 6, 2018 at 12:01 AM

100 Years Ago (1918)

» Word was received that Pvt. Fred D. Davis, serving in the Army infantry, was severely wounded in France on July 19. Davis, 33, had been a foreman in the press room of the Review Job Department before joining the military. No details of his injury were provided.

» Alliance Police Chief R.H. Hawkins reported that 294 arrests were made during the month of July, including 125 for intoxication, nine for seditious utterances, 11 for being a slacker, seven for being a loafer and 21 for assault and battery.

75 Years Ago (1943)

» S.P. Rodney of the Rodney Welding and Boiler Works, located in the 300 block of East Prospect Street, had a narrow escape from fatal injury when a large gasoline tank he was about to repair by welding exploded. Windows in the Rodney shop were blown out as were windows in the Kroger Store building across the street. Rodney suffered a slight abrasion on the back of his left hand.

50 Years Ago (1968)

» Word was received in the city that former Alliance resident Spec. 4 James F. Darnell II died from injuries he received while driving a vehicle on official business in Thailand. Darnell, 21, was born in 1947 in Alliance and attended North Lincoln Elementary, Stanton Junior High and Alliance High School until the family moved to Illinois in 1964. While in Alliance he was active in musical activities and the Boy Scouts. In Illinois, he formed a dance combo known as The Cavaliers that became popular on the Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan campuses.

» Howard A. Shaffer, John Rochus and John J. Rogel were awarded with 20-year pins from Babcock & Wilcox Research Center.

25 Years Ago (1993)

» Alliance’s boil alert was lifted after three consecutive tests showed that the city’s water supply was clear of coliform bacteria.

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